Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Reports

Report for 1995-96

October 1996

All coeducational institutions of higher education that participate in any federal
student financial aid program and have intercollegiate athletic programs must provide
information concerning their intercollegiate athletic programs under the Equity in
Athletics Disclosure Act of 1994, Section 360B of Pub.L.103-382. This Act and accompanying
federal regulations require that the following information, based on the previous
reporting year, be available for inspection by students, prospective students, and
the public by October 1, 1996, and by October 15 each year thereafter. The information
in this report covers the period beginning

General Information

Montana State University-Bozeman competes at NCAA Division I-A in all sports except football, which competes at NCAA
Division I-AA. Further information about MSU-Bozeman's athletics programs can be obtained
from:

MSU-Bozeman's enrollment of full-time, baccalaureate, degree-seeking students is distributed
by gender as follows:

Headcount

Number

Percent

Male undergraduates

5013

56.2%

Female undergraduates

3909

43.8%

Total undergraduates

8922

100.0%

Table 1. Athletics Participation

A participant is a student-athlete who either (a) is listed as a team member; (b)
practices with the team and receives coaching as of the day of the first scheduled
intercollegiate contest; or (c) receives athletically related student aid.

Sport

Men's Teams

Women's Teams

Basketball

16

14

Football

101

--

Golf

--

10

Rodeo

18

14

Skiing

--

24

Track/Cross Country

56

41

Tennis

13

11

Volleyball

--

19

Total

204

133

Table 2. Head and Assistant Coaches

A full-time coach has a 12 month contract and works full days. A part-time coach has
a contract for fewer than 12 months and/or works partial days.

Sport

Head Coaches

Assistant Coaches

Men's Teams

Women's Teams

Men's Teams

Women's Teams

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

FT

PT

FT

PT

FT

PT

FT

PT

FT

PT

FT

PT

FT

PT

FT

PT

Basketball

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

Football

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Golf

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Rodeo

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Skiing

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

Tennis

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Track/Cross Country

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

Volleyball

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

Total Coaches

3

2

-

-

2

4

1

-

9

3

-

1

1

2

2

4

Table 3. Operating Expenses

Operating expenses include lodging, meals, transportation, officials, uniforms, and
equipment for both home and away games.

Sport

Men's Teams

Women's Teams

Totals

Basketball

$257,616

$146,620

$404,236

Football

$374,053

--

$374,053

Golf

--

$24,328

$24,328

Rodeo

$29,868

$29,869

$59,737

Skiing

--

$29,583

$29,583

Track/Cross Country

$34,811

$34,812

$69,623

Tennis

$21,206

$21,205

$42,411

Volleyball

--

$82,851

$82,851

Total Operating Expenses

$717,554

$369,268

$1,086,822

Percent of Totals

66.0%

34.0%

100.0%

Table 4. Recruiting Expenditures

Recruiting expenditures include, but are not limited to, transportation, lodging and
meals for both recruits and institutional personnel engaged in men's and women's recruiting;
expenditures for on-site visits; and all other major expenses logically related to
recruiting.

Recruiting Expenditures

Dollars

Percent of Total

Men's Teams

$136,094

74.7%

Women's Teams

$46,066

25.3%

Total Recruiting Expenses

$182,160

100.0%

Table 5. Athletically Related Student Aid

Athletically related student aid is aid awarded a student that requires the student
to participate in an intercollegiate athletics program. It includes aid awarded to
student-athletes who are injured and still receive scholarship assistance as well
as fifth-year team members who have exhausted eligibility.

Athletically Related Student Aid

Dollars

Percent of Total

Awarded to Male Athletes

$905,481

65.4%

Awarded to Female Athletes

$479,782

34.6%

Total Amount of AthleticallyRelated Student Aid

$1,385,263

100%

Table 6. Head Coaches' Salaries

Some head coaches have full-time contracts and others have part-time contracts. Number
of coaches is reported as full-time equivalents.

Teams Coached

Dollars

Number of Head CoachesIncluded in This Survey

Average Salary of HeadCoaches for Men's Teams

$47,015

3.88

Average Salary of HeadCoaches for Women's Teams

$35,486

4.97

Table 7. Assistant Coaches' Salaries

Some assistant coaches have full-time contracts and others have part-time contracts.
Number of coaches is reported as full-time equivalents. Volunteer assistant coaches
are excluded from these calculations.

Additional Information

Montana State University has made an investment in gender equity by substantially
increasing support for women's athletics. Counting indoor track, outdoor track, and
cross country as separate sports, Montana State now sponsors six men's NCAA sports
and eight women's NCAA sports as well as men's and women's varsity rodeo teams. The
percentage of women participating in intercollegiate athletics has increased from
30% to almost 40% in the past three years. Full time undergraduate student enrollment
is approximately 44% female.

Funds are allocated for the maximum number of scholarships in all men's NCAA sports.
Golf, volleyball, and basketball are allocated funds for the maximum number of scholarships;
women's tennis and women's track/cross country scholarships are 80% of the maximum
but will reach 100% by fall, 1998. Nordic skiing was added in 1996-97; scholarships
in women's skiing are at 65% of the maximum and will reach 100% by fall, 2000.

Travel budgets are similar for all sports, depending on whether they are team sports
or individual sports. Team sports travel more by air, and individual sports travel
more by surface transportation. All sports have the same per diem allotment and hotel
allowance. Two 15 passenger vans are available for all sports by reservation through
the Department of Athletics.

Recruiting budgets have shown a significant disparity between men's and women's sports
for many years. This year, 1996-97, marks the first significant movement of recruiting
funds to more equitable levels between men's and women's sports.